Infused Water

Watermelon  & Peppermint Infused Water by Cynthia Bergsbaken Photography.

With all the summer fun of July, we also have the heat which can be harsh on our bodies.  Our bodies need enough water to function correctly.  Letting ourselves become dehydrated in the summer heat could provide us with the experience of “Heat Stroke”.

To figure out how much water we need, Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield suggests using this formula.  Multiply your weight by .55.  This will give you the ounces/day to drink.  When it is hot outside or you’re exercising, multiply your weight by .66 to find out the ounces/day.  For example, if I weighed 150 pounds and it’s an average day for temperature, I would multiply 150 x .50= 75 ounces/day of water I need to drink.

  

Whenever you find yourself thirsty, drink.  If you think you’re hungry, focus on your stomach to make sure it is hunger and not thirst.  Sometimes, we confuse these two.  We think we are hungry, but it is really thirst.

 

At times, we get bored with the same old/ water flavor. 

For a change of pace and great tasting water, try infusing your water with fruits, vegetables, and herbs/spices.  Not only does it give it an awesome flavor with out calories, but we are adding minute amount of nutrients.

 

My favorite infused water for a hot day is Cucumber/Peppermint water.  Fill a glass pitcher with 2 quarts of water.  Thinly slice a half of cucumber and add to water. Then I add 1-2 fresh sprigs of bruised Peppermint leaves. I bruise mine by crumpling them up in my palm.   I’ll do this the night before I want to drink it or I’ll make it before going to work so when I get home, I have cold, flavored water to drink.

 

I have made citrus infused water, where you thinly slice Oranges, Lemons, and Limes. 

I have made citrus/strawberry water, where you thinly slice Lemon, Orange, Limes, and use half Strawberries.

Plain Peppermint infused water is also good and refreshing. 

Orange and Cilantro infused water and Watermelon-Peppermint water would be good.

 

 

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The sky is the limit when it comes to flavors.

 

Always use fresh, clean herbs/spices and fresh, clean fruits/vegetables.  I will use diluted dish soap and rub it on my fruits/vegetables to take off dirt, bacteria, fruit wax and pesticides

 

By making your own infused water, you save money, you have a high-quality product, and it’s super easy to make.

 

Provide yourself with enough water every day!  And why not make the water spectacular tasting.  Have fun with it and enjoy.

 

By Cynthia Bergsbaken of Reiki in the Prairie LLC

Written for the Perceptive Blogger by Cynthia Bergsbaken

July 8, 2019

 

Disclaimer by Reiki in the Prairie LLC and Cynthia Bergsbaken copyright 2015

I am not a psychologist, psychiatrist, or medical doctor.  These articles I have written, are from reading and experiencing them.  Many of these articles are my own experiences with my own inventions to heal as well.

If you have a medical condition-physically/mentally/emotionally, please see a qualified medical doctor.  Do not substitute my articles for proper medical care.  You are too important to the world.

I have used all procedures I have written about and have found them to be helpful as tools to help myself become a better person.   I am sharing them with you because used as a tool, they are helpful in Shadow working on ourselves.  (Shadow working is healing our inner shadows that are unconscious or subconscious.  Inner shadows are our belief systems, our thoughts, our behaviors, our life experiences.)

I created this blog for my Reiki clients originally.  Combining these tools with Reiki creates a happy, healthy person.  These tools, when used alone are also beneficial!

 

 

***All original content is copyrighted by Cynthia Bergsbaken, Perceptive Blogger & Reiki in the Prairie LLC.

Reiki in the Prairie LLC is a legal Entity under law, 2015.

April 11, 2020

Plagiarism is a crime.  Share only by URL without changing the content!  Thank you.

 

With all the summer fun of July, we also have the heat which can be harsh on our bodies.  Our bodies need enough water to function correctly.  Letting ourselves become dehydrated in the summer heat could provide us with the experience of “Heat Stroke”.

To figure out how much water we need, “Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield” suggests using this formula.  Multiply your weight by .55.  This will give you the ounces/day to drink.  When it is hot outside or you’re exercising, multiply your weight by .66 to find out the ounces/day.  For example, if I weighed 150 pounds and it’s an average day for temperature, I would multiply 150 x .50= 75 ounces/day of water I need to drink.

  

Whenever you find yourself thirsty, drink.  If you think you’re hungry, focus on your stomach to make sure it is hunger and not thirst.  Sometimes, we confuse these two.  We think we are hungry, but it is really thirst.

At times, we get bored with the same old/ water flavor. 

For a change of pace and great tasting water, try infusing your water with fruits, vegetables, and herbs/spices.  Not only does it give it an awesome flavor with out calories, but we are adding minute amount of nutrients.

My favorite infused water for a hot day is Cucumber/Peppermint water.  Fill a glass pitcher with 2 quarts of water.  Thinly slice a half of cucumber and add to water. Then I add 1-2 fresh sprigs of bruised Peppermint leaves. I bruise mine by crumpling them up in my palm.   I’ll do this the night before I want to drink it or I’ll make it before going to work so when I get home, I have cold, flavored water to drink.

I have made citrus infused water, where you thinly slice Oranges, Lemons, and Limes. 

I have made citrus/strawberry water, where you thinly slice Lemon, Orange, Limes, and use half Strawberries.

Plain Peppermint infused water is also good and refreshing. 

Orange and Cilantro infused water and Watermelon-Peppermint water would be good.

.

The sky is the limit when it comes to flavors.

Always use fresh, clean herbs/spices and fresh, clean fruits/vegetables.  I will use diluted dish soap and rub it on my fruits/vegetables to take off dirt, bacteria, fruit wax and pesticides

By making your own infused water, you save money, you have a high-quality product, and it’s super easy to make.

Provide yourself with enough water every day!  And why not make the water spectacular tasting.  Have fun with it and enjoy.

By Cynthia Bergsbaken of Reiki in the Prairie LLC

Written for the Perceptive Blogger by Cynthia Bergsbaken

July 8, 2019

Disclaimer by Reiki in the Prairie LLC and Cynthia Bergsbaken copyright 2015

I am not a psychologist, psychiatrist, or medical doctor.  These articles I have written, are from reading and experiencing them.  Many of these articles are my own experiences with my own inventions to heal as well.

If you have a medical condition-physically/mentally/emotionally, please see a qualified medical doctor.  Do not substitute my articles for proper medical care.  You are too important to the world.

I have used all procedures I have written about and have found them to be helpful as tools to help myself become a better person.   I am sharing them with you because used as a tool, they are helpful in Shadow working on ourselves.  (Shadow working is healing our inner shadows that are unconscious or subconscious.  Inner shadows are our belief systems, our thoughts, our behaviors, our life experiences.)

I created this blog for my Reiki clients originally.  Combining these tools with Reiki creates a happy, healthy person.  These tools, when used alone are also beneficial!

***All original content is copyrighted by Cynthia Bergsbaken, Perceptive Blogger & Reiki in the Prairie LLC.

Reiki in the Prairie LLC is a legal Entity under law,  2015.

April 11, 2020

Plagiarism is a crime.  Share only by URL without changing the content!  Thank you.